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Moby Dick: A BabyLit® Storybook: A BabyLit® Storybook
BabyLit(R) Storybooks give classics new life for the next generation of early readers.
Ahoy! Come sail the ocean blue with Captain Ahab, Ishmael, Queequeg, and the rest of the crew! The search is on for the great white whale, and the captain won't give up on this voyage until Moby Dick is found. With colorful artwork and quotes from the original text, Herman Melville's nautical adventure is retold for children in a fun, new way that highlights friendship. This is a book to be treasured throughout childhood and beyond.
BabyLit(R) primers have become the chic, smart way to introduce babies to the most beloved and readable literature of our time. Now presenting a delightful collection of hardcover lap books for early readers and their parents. Each book in the BabyLit Storybook series retells a story from literary canon with easy-to-follow text and engaging artwork. These delightful, engaging books are ideal for ages 3 to 7, with their oversized trim and sturdy pages, but will be enjoyed by children and adults alike.
After training as an editor in London, Mandy Archer went on to become the Head of Children's Books for BBC Worldwide, nurturing such characters as Wallace & Gromit and Bob the Builder. Since then she has written all kinds of titles, ranging from board books right up to teen fiction. She enjoys talking to children in schools about fairy tales and story writing. Mandy and her family live near a racecourse on Epsom Downs, England.
Annabel Tempest creates patterns, draws characters, and loves cutting, sticking, and coloring in. During her career, she has illustrated everything from children's books and greetings cards to maps and packaging. She lives in Somerset, England.
Ahoy! Come sail the ocean blue with Captain Ahab, Ishmael, Queequeg, and the rest of the crew! The search is on for the great white whale, and the captain won't give up on this voyage until Moby Dick is found. With colorful artwork and quotes from the original text, Herman Melville's nautical adventure is retold for children in a fun, new way that highlights friendship. This is a book to be treasured throughout childhood and beyond.
BabyLit(R) primers have become the chic, smart way to introduce babies to the most beloved and readable literature of our time. Now presenting a delightful collection of hardcover lap books for early readers and their parents. Each book in the BabyLit Storybook series retells a story from literary canon with easy-to-follow text and engaging artwork. These delightful, engaging books are ideal for ages 3 to 7, with their oversized trim and sturdy pages, but will be enjoyed by children and adults alike.
After training as an editor in London, Mandy Archer went on to become the Head of Children's Books for BBC Worldwide, nurturing such characters as Wallace & Gromit and Bob the Builder. Since then she has written all kinds of titles, ranging from board books right up to teen fiction. She enjoys talking to children in schools about fairy tales and story writing. Mandy and her family live near a racecourse on Epsom Downs, England.
Annabel Tempest creates patterns, draws characters, and loves cutting, sticking, and coloring in. During her career, she has illustrated everything from children's books and greetings cards to maps and packaging. She lives in Somerset, England.
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28 pages, Hardcover
Published August 15, 2017
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January 18, 2019
This is an abridged version of Herman Melville's novel, Moby Dick, for ages three to seven years old. This easy reader, with its brilliant, vibrant illustrations, will immerse the reader in the nautical story of friendship. One of the Babylit(r) storybooks series, whose aim it is to introduce preschool to first graders to literature, this board book will delight eager, young minds. For those who have read Moby Dick, this very, abridged version captures one of the themes of the novel only.
September 9, 2017
This is a great children's book! I really appreciate having the classics in easy, digestible forms for my children to be exposed to. Reading is important in this family, so it's good I have a way to expose them without boring them. Though, if it put them to sleep, then maybe...
August 26, 2017
Super cute book, perfect for introducing children to a classic novel. Fantastic artistry.
November 2, 2019
Wonderful book - wonderful series! Love the art! Never too early to start small children on the road to classics!
May 24, 2019
I laughed so hard at the 'sea chest'!
I love Babylit books. They do a wonderful job of recreating literary classics for babies. I would recommend anyone who does not want to read the original Moby Dick to read this one. Although, you would need to learn what the 'sea chest' actually is in the original book.
I love Babylit books. They do a wonderful job of recreating literary classics for babies. I would recommend anyone who does not want to read the original Moby Dick to read this one. Although, you would need to learn what the 'sea chest' actually is in the original book.
March 30, 2018
Not my daughter's favorites of the new longer babylit storybooks but I love anything that introduces her to the classics.
June 4, 2021
Once upon a time, this was Rowan's absolute favorite book. He would insist on reading it at least once per night. Often we had to read it twice. We'd get in the chair, and he'd immediately ask, "Dick? Dick? Read Dick?" We read this book soooooooooooooooooooooooo many times. So many. And he absolutely loved it. Every. Time. Got to the point where I basically had it memorized, or at least close enough that changing some words here and there didn't impede reading it even after we turned off the light.
The pictures are great, and Rowan liked finding different animals and objects on the page that weren't part of the text. He loved yelling, "SNAP!" when Moby Dick bites Ahab's whaleboat in half. The text is good, with my only quibble being the repetitive short sentences. A little variation and compounding here and there would help the thing flow better while not being overly complicated for kids to follow. But that's mostly mine and Kylie's quibble; Rowan didn't mind at all.
Moby Dick gets fewer reads these days, and because we have so many books around Rowan doesn't really ask to read it anymore. So I like to pull it out from time to time. Because it really is a good one, and Rowan still thoroughly enjoys reading it together. But also because I get some parental nostalgia for that lovely time when this was his uncontested favorite book, and the delight shining from his whole being while we read it I want to carry with me forever.
The pictures are great, and Rowan liked finding different animals and objects on the page that weren't part of the text. He loved yelling, "SNAP!" when Moby Dick bites Ahab's whaleboat in half. The text is good, with my only quibble being the repetitive short sentences. A little variation and compounding here and there would help the thing flow better while not being overly complicated for kids to follow. But that's mostly mine and Kylie's quibble; Rowan didn't mind at all.
Moby Dick gets fewer reads these days, and because we have so many books around Rowan doesn't really ask to read it anymore. So I like to pull it out from time to time. Because it really is a good one, and Rowan still thoroughly enjoys reading it together. But also because I get some parental nostalgia for that lovely time when this was his uncontested favorite book, and the delight shining from his whole being while we read it I want to carry with me forever.
March 3, 2025
A pretty good adaptation for a very complex tale. A bit torn on the illustrations. We could argue simplistically that the whale is the good guy and ahab is the bad guy in the story but making the Moby-Dick smiling throughout the book and looking happy while destroying the ship doesn't sit well with me. Perception counts especially when dealing with kids.
May 13, 2021
The illustrations contained so many fun "in" jokes for those who have read the original. But it's kinda dark for kids...
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